Amerigo Vespucci

What is Amerigo Vespucci best known for?

• Being the first European to discover the Americas

• Helping Christopher Columbus on his first voyage

• Writing about the "New World" and inspiring the name America

• Sailing around the world

Where was Amerigo Vespucci born?

• Spain

• Italy

• Portugal

• Germany

What was Amerigo's role during his voyage?

• Captain of the ship

• Navigator, finding the way for the ship

• Merchant, trading goods

• Mapmaker creating new maps

How did Vespucci writing's influence the naming of America?

• He drew maps labeling the continents himself

• He was the first to discover both North and South America

• He convinced the Spanish government to name the continents after him

• A German cartographer read his writings and labeled South America as "America"

Which statement best describes Amerigo Vespucci's belief about the lands he explored?

• He described the lands as a "New World" different from Asia

• He believed he had reached Asia, like Christopher Columbus

• He thought the lands were part of Asia

• He believed they were uninhabited islands